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1 American Woodcock Habitat Best Management Practices: A Quest for Early- Successional Habitat Focus of Presentation Habitat and Population Trends New Initiative Habitat Best Management Practices
2 Trends in Forest Structure US Forest Service Inventory Data: Forest Forest maturing in northeastern US Early-successional habitats becoming uncommon Abandoned agricultural land developed or forested Northern Northern commercially managed forest bucking trend (Maine)
3 Trends in Seedling/Sapling and Sawtimber Acreage in the NE ~ Seedling/Sapling Sawtimber % Change ME NH VT MA CT RI NY Data from: USDA, Forest Service Early successional Habitat and Open Lands Assessment for the Eastern and Southern Regions.
4 Stand Class Distribution in the 60 Northeast Seedling/Sapling Pole Sawtimber Percent of Total ME NH VT MA CT RI NY Data from: USDA, Forest Service Early successional Habitat and Open Lands Assessment for the Eastern and Southern Regions.
5 New England Vertebrate Diversity Goals (New England Wildlife: Management of Forested Habitats. DeGraaf et al, 1992) Size class distribution: Regeneration 5-15% 5 Sapling-pole pole 30-40% Sawtimber 40-50% Large sawtimber <10% Cover-type distribution: Coniferous 35-60% Hard Mast (beech, oak) 1-5% Deciduous (not hard mast) Short rotation 10-25% Long rotation 15-30% 338 inland vertebrate wildlife species are known to occur in New England. 257 species have a primary or secondary dependence on woody vegetation 233 (90 percent) have a primary or secondary dependence on regenerating erating or young age classes among all forest types...the remaining 24 species have primary or secondary dependence on mature or over-mature stands.
6 NH Forest Trend Updates USFS, Forest Inventory New Hampshire forests continue to mature with saw timber size class increasing 17% since NH = 84% forested (4.77 mm acres) Saw timber size class - 59% Pole size class - 32% Sapling/seedling size class - 9%
7 Shelterwood Systems Increasing
8 Early Successional Structure via Clearcutting (declining)
9 Changes in American Woodcock Abundance 1970 s 2000 s Unpublished Singing Ground Survey Data John Sauer, USGS
10 Singing Males / Square Mile by State Early = < 1970 s; Late = > 1980 s Woodock Singing Male Relative Density Unpublished Singing Ground Survey data: John Sauer, USGS 6 5 Singing Males Per Square Mile Land Area Early Late 1 0 CT DC DE IL IN MA MD ME MI MN NH NJ NY OH PA RI VA VT WI WV
11 Woodcock Management Regions CENTRAL EASTERN SURVEY COVERAGE BREEDING RANGE
12 Mean males Number of Woodcock Heard on the Singing Ground Survey (56% decline) 4 Eastern Region Year Data from: Kelley, J.R., Jr., and R.D. Rau American woodcock population status USFWS
13 NH Woodcock Trends Estimated Number of Singing Males: , ,255 Loss = - 4,545 or 26% decline Draft American Woodcock Conservation Plan, 2006
14 How do we put the brakes on? American Woodcock Conservation Plan (draft) BCR 14 Additional 316,000 US acres of early successional habitat / yr. needed to stop decline of population Additional 3.2 million additional acres (US) needed to bring populations to 1970 levels State MA ME NH VT Tot. Habitat Acres needed 74,827 1,912, , ,122 Habitat acres Per year (10 yrs.) 7, ,251 28,699 39,412
15 Federal / State Agencies Recognize Need for Young Forest Structure Increase in Early-Successional Habitat Warranted: USFWS has named the Am. Woodcock as one of eight national focus species. Partners In Flight and North American Bird Conservation Initiative ranked woodcock as a highest (global) priority species in need of conservation action. 5 New England State Wildlife Action Plans list 59 species 59 species that require young forest and shrubland habitats as species with Greatest Conservation Need (39 birds, 7 reptiles/amphibians, and 13 mammals).
16 Northern Forest Woodcock Initiative Bird Conservation Region 14 Wildlife Management Institute Has Assembled Twenty-four Cooperators under the auspices of the NFWI. Approach: Showcase Best Mgt Practices on Public Land Demonstration Areas Monitor Response of Woodcock to Management Outreach to Private Landowners (particularly certified) Provide Technical Assistance & Funding Support (through favorable match programs like WHIP)
17 Importance of Habitat Management Woodcock Singing Ground Survey (Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge) Number of Male WC Post-management Pre-management
18 Maine Singing Ground Survey Statewide vs IP Study Site Singing males per route Statewide survey IP Study Site Statewide Data from Kelley, J.R., Jr American woodcock population status. USFWS.
19 Early Successional Management Study Birds that Increased Birds that Decreased Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Eastern Wood Peewee Common Raven American Robin Northern Parula Nashville Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Chestnut-sided sided Warbler Black and White Warbler American Redstart Mourning Warbler Common yellowthroat White-throated throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Red-breasted Nuthatch Cape May Warbler
20 Create the structure the rest will follow. Woodcock Habitat Requirements: (Woodcock habitat must have all of the elements listed below.) Fertile, moist soils, history of settlement preferred but not required Openings for courtship and roosting Singing grounds, night roosting fields Early-successional intolerant hardwood/alder types for feeding, nesting, and brood-rearing
21 Woodcock Habitat Requirements (Female woodcock nest in dense regenerating/shrubby areas) Nesting and Brood Rearing: create create young, dense regen./sapling hardwoods manage in + 5 acre blocks
22 Woodcock Habitat Requirements (Moist, rich soils; structure for overhead protection; bare ground and access to earthworms) Diunrnal Feeding Cover: cut strips in alders or dense aspen wide. Leave 280 feet uncut and manage on 5 year cutting cycle. Slash removal is desired. (should be w/in 0.5 miles of brood/nesting hab.) Abandoned ag.. land ideal
23 Diunrnal Feeding Cover: continued Indicators of need to regenerate- Horizontal stems Dense grasses and forbs in understory
24 Woodcock Habitat Requirements Crepuscular behavior of flying to roosting fields after sunset and a returning to diurnal cover before dawn. Night Roosting Fields: 3 to 5 acres in size; 1 per 100 acres of habitat; mow every years; typically 60-70% shrub/early regen.. covered; and bare patches preferred (clearcuts work short term).
25 Woodcock Habitat Requirements (Males arrive in early spring and use fields and forest openings for courtship displays at dawn and dusk) Singing Grounds: rectangular, south facing, complete slash removal (one site per acres of habitat) Forested- trees >25 maintain clearing of 0.5 acres; trees <25 maintain clearing of 0.25 acres Mow on a 2 to 4 year cycle
26 Northern Forest Woodcock Initiative A quest for early-successional habitats. Final Observations: Data exists- Wildlife research and surveys make a compelling case for increasing ing early- successional habitats over current levels. Context of NFWI- Compatible with concepts of sustainability and biodiversity on a landscape scale. Many declining species will benefit from this initiative. Technology available- Management techniques have become more efficient and cost effective. Incentives needed- To attain habitat goals for the American woodcock, cost sharing programs and grants will be needed to defray out of pocket costs to landowners to encourage them to manage non-commercial habitats (e.g., alders).
27 Northern Forest Woodcock Initiative Contact Information Habitat Management: Administration: Gary Donovan John Lanier Scot Williamson PO Box 146 PO Box 253 Wildlife Management Institute Holden, ME Colebrook, NH Clinton Avenue C(207) H(603) St. Johnsbury,, VT H(207) O(802)748 ) Assessment and Research: Dan McAuley Patrick Corr USGS USGS 5768 South Annex A 5768 South Annex A Orono,, ME Orono,, ME (207) (207) dan_mcauley@usgs.gov pcorr@usgs.gov
28 American Woodcock Habitat Best Management Practices: A Quest for Early- Successional Habitat Patrick Corr Gary Donovan John Lanier Dan McAuley Scot Williamson
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